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Cry Wolf

  • 20052005
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
28K
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Lindy Booth and Julian Morris in Cry Wolf (2005)
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Eight unsuspecting high school seniors at a posh boarding school, who delight themselves on playing games of lies, come face-to-face with terror and learn that nobody believes a liar - even ... Read allEight unsuspecting high school seniors at a posh boarding school, who delight themselves on playing games of lies, come face-to-face with terror and learn that nobody believes a liar - even when they're telling the truth.Eight unsuspecting high school seniors at a posh boarding school, who delight themselves on playing games of lies, come face-to-face with terror and learn that nobody believes a liar - even when they're telling the truth.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
28K
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    • Jeff Wadlow
    • Jeff Wadlow
    • Beau Bauman
  • Stars
    • Julian Morris
    • Lindy Booth
    • Jared Padalecki
    • Jeff Wadlow
    • Jeff Wadlow
    • Beau Bauman
  • Stars
    • Julian Morris
    • Lindy Booth
    • Jared Padalecki
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    • 241User reviews
    • 134Critic reviews
    • 39Metascore
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    Julian Morris in Cry Wolf (2005)
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    Lindy Booth, Julian Morris, Jared Padalecki, and Kristy Wu in Cry Wolf (2005)
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    Julian Morris
    Julian Morris
    • Owen
    Lindy Booth
    Lindy Booth
    • Dodger
    Jared Padalecki
    Jared Padalecki
    • Tom
    Erica Yates
    • Becky
    Jane Beard
    • Miss McNally
    Gary Cole
    Gary Cole
    • Mr. Matthews
    Jesse Janzen
    Jesse Janzen
    • Randall
    Paul James
    Paul James
    • Lewis
    Sandra McCoy
    Sandra McCoy
    • Mercedes
    Ethan Cohn
    Ethan Cohn
    • Graham
    Kristy Wu
    Kristy Wu
    • Regina
    Sabrina Gilbert
    • Game Player
    Ashleigh Pixley
    • Game Player
    Shauna Sauls
    • Game Player
    Ranel Johnson
    • Game Player
    Michael Kennedy
    • Custodian
    Jon Bon Jovi
    Jon Bon Jovi
    • Rich Walker
    Ashley Davis
    • Laura
      • Jeff Wadlow
      • Jeff Wadlow
      • Beau Bauman
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    • Trivia
      Jeff Wadlow's feature debut. He got the chance to make Cry Wolf (2005) after winning $1,000,000 at the 2002 Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival.
    • Goofs
      (at around 30 mins) When Owen and Tom pull Dodger from the pool, her hair is drenched and hanging down over her face. When the camera cuts to Owen's reaction and then back to Dodger, her hair is neatly tucked behind her ear.
    • Quotes

      Dodger: Avoid suspicion, manipulate your friends, and eliminate your enemies.

    • Alternate versions
      When originally released theatrically in 2005, cuts were made to secure an MPAA PG-13 rating and BBFC 12A rating.All cuts were waived in 2006 for the DVD and later Blu-ray releases citing the film as uncut, and unrated in the USA.
    • Connections
      Featured in Phelous & the Movies: Cry_Wolph (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Tougher Than It Is
      Written by John McCrea and Gabriel Nelson

      Performed by Cake

      Courtesy of Columbia Records

      By Arrangement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

    User reviews241

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    8/10
    An enjoyable and clever underrated film due to poor and misleading marketing
    A group of friends at Wesley, a rich upscale high school, play a game called cry wolf every night. The game was created by the group's leader Dodger (Lindy Booth) who marks one of her friends as the liar with a red marker and it's up to the rest of the group to figure out who is the liar. One day Dodger and the new kid at the school Owen (Julian Morris) decide it will be fun to make up an entire lie about a murdering serial killer loose on campus. Owen and Dodger go along with the idea and send a mass email to everyone on campus letting them know that a killer by the name of "The Wolf" is murdering people on campus. But it isn't long before this little joke turns into a real threat that might cost everyone involved in the joke their lives.

    Three words can be used to describe this film clever, suspenseful, and enjoyable! I really enjoyed this film and I didn't see it coming at all, I expected something mediocre at best when walking into the theater. While the marketing for this film is misleading and makes this movie seem like another brainless teen horror slasher flick, I assure you it's not like that. While I wouldn't call this movie 100% percent original, I would say that this movie is a pretty fresh idea with a lot of originality. This movie is great for a few reasons, the first reason is because the idea behind it is pretty new, the second reason is that the movie keeps you on the edge of your seat with suspense, and lastly the film keeps you guessing. I love movies that make you keep you thinking and just when you think you know what's going to happen, your proved wrong. This film contains a lot of twists! And I haven't seen a movie that kept me guessing all the way till the end in a long time.

    The acting for this cast of newcomers is actually pretty good especially for the genre at hand. I really enjoyed Julian Morris's character Owen; he played the part very well and he was very believable. I also really enjoyed Lindy Booth who was excellent as Dodger, she had such a controlling power about her and she really brought it out on screen. Also I have to mention that she was incredibly cute! Also the other surprise here was Jon Bon Jovi who actually can act and sing which is always an incredible pair but he was good as the sleazy journalism teacher. There are several others to mention here and that would probably take far too much time to list them all but they were all good at the roles they played.

    "Cry_Wolf" was directed by newcomer Jeff Wadlow a recent USC film graduate. I must say that I liked what he did with the film. He knew how to build the suspense and capture the character's fears and excitement. I really liked some of the camera shots especially the whole collage thing when all of the people started to read the email about the serial killer on campus. Nice work there! Also Jeff co-wrote the film with Beau Bauman and I must say the film was a pretty fresh idea and I loved the whole idea behind the film considering it seems like an idea that could happen now with computers and cell phones everywhere.

    So to sum it up, "Cry_Wolf" is not what the trailers lead you to believe; instead it's a suspense thriller with good acting, a semi original story, and a great ending. The movie contains several twists that keeps the audience always on the edge of their seats asking the question "What's going to happen next?" It might not be an Oscar worthy film but it's a damn good thriller to say the least. It keeps you guessing and interested from start to finish and what more can you ask for from a mainstream Hollywood film?

    MovieManMenzel's final rating for "Cry_Wolf" is a 8/10. Buy the big popcorn and sit back and enjoy the suspense.
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    • Sep 20, 2005

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    • Release date
      • September 16, 2005 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Collegiate School - 103 N. Mooreland Rd, Richmond, Virginia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Rogue Pictures
      • Hypnotic
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